Southern Calamari, squid or Sepioteuthis australis (if you want to get technical) are wonderful to watch at night when they are out hunting. This juvenile under Edithburgh Jetty shows the incredible colouration created by the chromatophores in their skin. They also remind me of the sentinels in ‘The Matrix’, affectionately know as the squiddies! Photo: […]
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This is where all the mollusc action is happening! A top shell (Phasianella australis), closely followed by a small whelk is about to summit the razorfish (Pinna bicolor) while the small abalone and tube shells have made a permanent home there. Not to miss out a few sponges, algae and barnacles have also joined the […]
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I spotted this tiny (12mm long) little nudibranch (sea slug) during an amazing Edithburgh Jetty night dive during the early hours of this morning. I am still attempting to identify this little guy but in the mean time I’ll just call it the White Rabbit as the two leading rhinophores look like ears and the […]
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This is the first image I have made of Port Adelaide’s historic Hart’s Mill. For a long time now I’ve been put off by all the restoration hardware surrounding the building structure. I finally found an angle from which it does not matter! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Reflections of Harts Mill’, 30s f/7.1 ISO640 85mm
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Last night we celebrated a significant birthday of a good friend at the Port Adelaide Sailing Club. Great company, food, music and a view out over the Port River from the decking made for a great night. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘View From the Decking’, 30s f/7.1 ISO640 100mm
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